Resources for GPs

GPs play a vital role in the early diagnosis of cancer and in supporting people living with cancer. There are contractual requirements to support this. We have guidance to help with:

• the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
• Investment and Impact fund (IIF)
• Primary Care Network Direct Enhanced Service Contract (PCN DES).

We also have resources to support Cancer Care Reviews and quality improvement in primary care.

Access GP contract guide

A Cancer Care Review (CCR) is a conversation between a patient and their GP or Practice Nurse about their cancer journey. A CCR can help patients to:

• talk about their cancer experience and concerns
• understand what support is available in their community
• receive the information they need to begin supported self-management.

We have developed resources and electronic templates to help you to support your patients.

Access guidance and resources

The Learning Event Analysis (LEA) toolkit, is an update to the Significant Event Analysis (SEA) Toolkit, which was developed in collaboration with the RCGP. It supports GPs to reflect on cancer diagnoses and identify improvements to:

• practice systems
• hospital systems
• cancer referral pathways
• proactive safety-netting.

We provide you with templates, fictional examples of cancer SEAs and guidance to support you with completing LEAs and improving early diagnosis. 

Access the toolkit

The North Central London Cancer Alliance (formerly UCLH Cancer Collaborative) has developed an electronic toolkit to support GPs with safety netting in cancer-related clinical situations. The toolkit will support GPs to:

• schedule diary reminders in their system
• receive alerts to follow up with patients at a later date
• share important information with patients.

The toolkit can be accessed nationally by any GP practice using EMIS Web.

Access the toolkit and resources

We have developed a risk assessment tool to help primary care professionals recognise and manage the side effects of treatment in oncology and haematology patients.

It will help you to support patients who are:

• at risk of immunosuppresion
• receiving systemic anti-cancer therapies
• undergoing radiotherapy.

The tool uses a Red, Amber, Green (RAG) system to grade symptoms and advises action accordingly.

We invest in programmes and services to help professionals adopt new and innovative ways to deliver cancer care in the UK. Working in communities and with the NHS, we fund pilots to improve experiences and outcomes for people with cancer. With this knowledge, we have created tools and resources to help you deliver:

• Personalised care for people living with cancer
• Holistic Needs Assessments (and electronic HNAs)
• Quality improvement to existing cancer services.

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